A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! Sorry it took a little longer to post chapter two, but I won't let you guys wait any longer. Onto the story!
Chapter 2
Vivid Dreaming
Ever-changing blue eyes opened up, blue sky a welcoming sight to the boy. The warm sun and cool breeze relaxed his weary body. Obi-Wan stretched out amongst the soft, green grass as he took in a deep breath of fresh air. Rising up to sit cross-legged on the ground, the boy took in his surroundings. A large green meadow spanned all around him. To his right was the faint outline of a crystal lake and to his other sides were rich forests. A smile sprang upon his face and a cheerful laugh escaped his lips. Obi-Wan stretched out his arms to the sky and laughed even louder. Never once in his life, even within the Temple, did Obi-Wan feel such a sense of peace and…Lowering his arms, Obi-Wan narrowed his eyes and tilted his head to the side. Home. Yes, that was the word. Here amongst the field he felt at home.
A small, darker tanned hand rested upon Obi-Wan's hand and a chin rested on his shoulder. Obi-Wan shifted his position and smiled, the happiness sparkling in his eyes at the girl behind him. He didn't even know her, but something about her made this place feel complete. The girl hadlight brownhair draped down her shoulders; smallfreckles seemed to dance across her tanned face. The girl's laugh rang in the air and the Force responded to the laughter by spreading its warmth around the two teenagers. Blue eyes, exactly like his own, stared deeply into Obi-Wan's face. Obi-Wan all of a sudden felt the urge to etch this beautiful creature into his mind, hug her and never let go. As if reading his mind, the girl backed away to let Obi-Wan hug her. Her red lips opened in time to say one word before the paradise shattered into the coldness of space.
A scream erupted from his throat, as Obi-Wan clutched his heart in pain. The Force mirrored his soulful scream as shards of the field flickered and began to morph back together piece by piece. Obi-Wan now stood near the lake, tears streaming down his face. Unidentifiable bodies laid strewn about the shore, blackened water lapping at them and slowly dragging them to their watery graves. A fear shot through Obi-Wan. The girl! Where was she? Sprinting back to the field, Obi-Wan felt the deaths of the creatures on this planet with each step he took.
Skidding to a halt, the boy watched in horror as he saw the girl grip two lightsabers and fend off her attackers, which also held lightsabers, with the help of two other children. But what would haunt Obi-Wan for the rest of his life were the colors of the sabers. The Force oozed from the dancing girlas she fought against a man, her red sabers clashing against yellow. The other children continued to hold their ground, blue clashing with purple, silver against green. Jedi were fighting against Jedi. Sith fought against Jedi but with Jedi. Confusion forced Obi-Wan to take a step back. What the sithspawn was going on here?
But the confusion evaporated when anger erupted in Obi-Wan. Screaming until his throat was raw, lunged into the fight. He had to protect the girl. He had too! But before he could reach her, a green saber came out of nowhere and ran through the girl's body. Her lifeless body fell upon the red grass and soon after the bodies of the two other children joined her. Something snapped in Obi-Wan. Rage filled every part of his mind and pumped through every inch of his body. As if to match his mood, fire sprang out from his footsteps and soon the world became a planet of fire. Obi-Wan reached his first victim and sent a powerful punch at the Jedi's head. To his utter dismay, his fist passed through black smoke. Standing still to catch his bearings, the ex-Jedi was about to yell once more his rage but a cry sliced through the thick smoke.
"ANAKIN!"
"I HATE YOU!"
"Traitor."
"I told you, you would see things my way in time."
But the last word words that echoed in the darkness struck deep into Obi-Wan's core.
"A Jedi Obi-Wan can never be. Fools we were to believe such a thing."
His rage flickered out to the ice breath of despair. Looking down, Obi-Wan stared numbly at the blue lightsaber embedded his chest, joined by a green saber entered through his back. The two sabers extinguished at the same time to allow Obi-Wan's body to collapse upon sharp stones. The black smoke cleared to reveal briefly a sandy-blond Jedi Padawan holding the blue saber. And to his side was an aging Jedi Master with shoulder length hair and beard that a regal gray, a green saber in his hand. Cold water caressed his cheek as the lake pulled Obi-Wan towards his grave. Once again the black smoke filled Obi-Wan's vision and seeped into his lungs, squeezing his heart to end his life.
The last thing that replayed in his mind was the soft voice of the girl. Her voice was warm and comforting; yet hinted at the unbearable pain that Obi-Wan was experiencing in the dark. He saw the girl smile once more, strands of hair blowing across her face. He focused on her eyes, so much like his, harden in an instant that he thought he was imaging things. For a second, he no longer saw the playful girl that sat behind him but a powerful warrior beyond comprehension. Her lips moved in-sync with Obi-Wan's lips, his last breath forming the last word of both souls.
"Remember."
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A/N: Well, hope you liked the second chapter. I know this whole chapter pretty much was a dream sequence, but don't worry. In the next chapter, you'll see both Obi-Wan's and Xanatos' reaction.